Buy the Bullet - Game Over

pablito · Post Post #0 (isolation #0) » Sat Dec 17, 2016 7:20 am

Current Status:

Round 7 bidding

Deadline:

Game Over

Alive Players

1. (♦ ♦ ♢ ♥ ♠ ♠ ♣ ♣) Mist7676

Dead Players

() StrangerCoug
(♢ ♡ ♠ ♧) mv_gimmick
(♢ ♥ ♤ ♣) Gammagooey
(♦ ♡ ♠ ♧) yawetag
(♢ ♥ ♠ ♣) randomidget
(♢ ♡ ♤ ♧) Skelda
(♢ ♡ ♤ ♧) McMenno

pablito · Post Post #1 (isolation #1) » Sat Dec 17, 2016 7:24 am

Buy the Bullet is a negotiation, bidding, and targetting game based on concepts similar to Ready, Aim, Fire! and Ferris Wheel. Each round one bullet will be offered and the player that earns the bullet can then target any player who will then be executed. However, earning that bullet will require negotiation and strategy based on the limited resources that you have to start. Furthermore, executed players still have a chance to affect the outcome, because their unused cards can be pledged to alive players for use later in the game! Who will buy the bullet and who will bite the bullet?

Rules

Every player begins with four cards in their hand, one of each card suit. Players will not be granted any new cards until all cards in the alive players have been used. No new cards will be given to any players unless everyone is empty-handed.
Cards are used to bid for the bullet. Each round, players will either privately play a card in their hand or no card. Players are given 48 hours to PM the mod their choice. The player that bid with the highest ranked unduplicated card for that round will win the bullet. In the case of ties all around, no one will win the bullet and all cards in that round will be discarded. Each round all bid cards will be discarded whether a bullet has been bought or not. If all bids are in, the results may be announced earlier than 48 hours but at minimum 12 hours will pass before results are announced.
Cards are ranked in this order Diamonds ♦♢ > Hearts ♥♡ > Spades ♠♤ > Clubs ♣♧.
For example if in round one, five players played the following:
A - No card
B - Diamond ♦
C - Diamond ♦
D - Heart ♥
E - Club ♣
Then D would win the trick. Diamonds cancel each other out for duplicating, and the next highest card in the trick is Hearts. However, if E played a Heart, then no one earns the bullet, and all played cards are discarded. All bids are made public on each round. All cards in hand are also public.
If all alive players submit "no card", then all dead players will have 24 hours to publicly vote for which alive player should lose their highest-ranked card as a penalty for the unanimous "no card" submission. The alive player who receives the most votes will lose their highest-ranked card. If there is a tie, then all of the votes on the tied players will be removed and the alive player who received the next most number of votes will receive the penalty and lose their highest-ranked card. If this means that no player has earned the most votes due to cancellations, then no player will receive the penalty to lose the highest-ranked card.
The player that earns the bullet will have 24 hours to then announce in thread whom s/he would like to execute/shoot. Please bold like so Shoot: pablito. The executed player is then removed from contention from winning. The executed player retains all cards still in his/her hand and will likely affect the outcome of the game. Alive players can communicate via PMs. Dead players can continue to post only in thread after death to continue negotiating with players.
Because it is very likely that alive players will run out of cards before the end of the game, dead players may pledge one card each round in his/her hand to any alive player. To do so, a dead player must post in bold like so Pledge: Heart to xofelf (pun intended). Once a card is pledged to an alive player, the choice cannot be undone unless the recipient is later executed.
Once all alive players run out of cards, all pledged cards will be given to alive players.
After pledged cards have been given to alive players, once a round occurs in which all dead players run out of cards or no more cards are pledged in a round, then all dead players can no longer pledge cards in the game and all alive players are given four new cards.
Failure to submit a bid before deadline will give a player a strike. First strike - Submit "no card". Second strike - Submit "highest non-winning card". Third strike - Modkill/DQ. Failure to shoot someone before deadline leads to receiving a strike and a 24 hr extension of deadline. Penalty will apply during next bidding phase.
Play continues until only one player remains - who is then announced the winner.

pablito · Post Post #2 (isolation #2) » Sat Dec 17, 2016 7:25 am

Searching for 10-12 sign-ups now

pablito · Post Post #13 (isolation #3) » Sun Dec 18, 2016 11:21 am

Can take up to two more players. Sign-ups close at (expired on 2016-12-18 21:20:00) upon which the first round will start.

pablito · Post Post #15 (isolation #4) » Sun Dec 18, 2016 3:20 pm

The game begins with 11 players! Players may begin communication.

You all have 48 hrs to PM me (or skype if you prefer) your bid choice. You may bid any of your four suited cards, or you may submit "no bid". If there is a winner, s/he will then have 24 hrs to publicly announce who s/he would like to shoot.

Deadline: (expired on 2016-12-20 21:20:00)

Alive Players
1. (♦ ♥ ♠ ♣) Aronis
2. (♦ ♥ ♠ ♣) D3f3nd3r
3. (♦ ♥ ♠ ♣) Gamma Emerald
4. (♦ ♥ ♠ ♣) Malkon05
5. (♦ ♥ ♠ ♣) McMenno
6. (♦ ♥ ♠ ♣) Mist7676
7. (♦ ♥ ♠ ♣) OhGodMyLife
8. (♦ ♥ ♠ ♣) randomidget
9. (♦ ♥ ♠ ♣) xRECKONERx
10. (♦ ♥ ♠ ♣) Skelda
11. (♦ ♥ ♠ ♣) StrangerCoug

pablito · Post Post #22 (isolation #5) » Tue Dec 20, 2016 5:21 am

Only one last person and then results.

pablito · Post Post #23 (isolation #6) » Tue Dec 20, 2016 3:18 pm

Time to start! 11 players, but will anyone actually get the bullet? Since players can cancel each other bids by using the same exact card, there's a chance that no one might get the bullet. Furthermore, players also can choose to not bid anything! This round there were no strikes. Let's see what everyone bid
Let

Let's start with Gamma Emerald:

Spoiler:

Next is Skelda:

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Next OhGodMyLife:

Spoiler:

D3f3nd3r?

Spoiler:

xRECKONERx?

Spoiler:

randomidget?

Spoiler:

Mist7676?

Spoiler:

Malkon05?

Spoiler:

Aronis?

Spoiler:

McMenno?

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StrangerCoug?

Spoiler:

Final Results

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pablito · Post Post #24 (isolation #7) » Tue Dec 20, 2016 3:26 pm

Also if you are subscribing to this thread and don't need prods, please let me know otherwise you will remain on the PM list.

pablito · Post Post #29 (isolation #8) » Wed Dec 21, 2016 4:45 am

Mist7676 is now dead and can no longer privately communicate with any players. Public communication in this thread between dead and alive players is always welcome though! Mist7676 may pledge a maximum of one card per round. Just bold a post saying "Pledge Heart (or other card) to (Player)" to do so. If at any point all alive players submit "no bid", then the dead players get to choose who loses a card. So even though Mist7676 is no longer in the running to win, she has a lot of chances to change the outcome of the game.

48 hrs from this post to submit your next card!

(expired on 2016-12-23 10:45:00)

pablito · Post Post #33 (isolation #9) » Fri Dec 23, 2016 4:59 am

Okay results!

Let's see what was submitted. First before we start, someone got a strike and therefore submitted no card!

xRECKONERx

Spoiler:

Aronis

Spoiler:

D3f3nd3r

Spoiler:

Gamma Emerald

Spoiler:

Malkon05

Spoiler:

McMenno

Spoiler:

OhGodMyLife

Spoiler:

randomidget

Spoiler:

Skelda

Spoiler:

StrangerCoug

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Final Results

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pablito · Post Post #35 (isolation #10) » Fri Dec 23, 2016 11:16 am

Yay death.

StrangerCoug

has been shot. 9 players remain. Bidding deadline 3 days from now but if I get them early that's good too.

(expired on 2016-12-26 15:00:00)

pablito · Post Post #44 (isolation #11) » Mon Dec 26, 2016 4:53 am

Due to holidays, I'll give a last minute extension, but penalties will apply for this new one. Giving net 8 extra hours. New deadline at 11pm EST today the 26th.

(expired on 2016-12-26 23:00:00)

pablito · Post Post #45 (isolation #12) » Mon Dec 26, 2016 1:23 pm

Okay results!

xRECKONERx

Spoiler:

Skelda

Spoiler:

randomidget

Spoiler:

OhGodMyLife

Spoiler:

McMenno

Spoiler:

Malkon05

Spoiler:

Gamma Emerald

Spoiler:

D3f3nd3r

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Aronis

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Final Results

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pablito · Post Post #48 (isolation #13) » Mon Dec 26, 2016 3:25 pm

Malkon05 deaded.

Bids for next round due in 48 hours.
(expired on 2016-12-28 21:30:00)

pablito · Post Post #54 (isolation #14) » Thu Dec 29, 2016 8:09 am

Oops, I accidentally edited out the old post. Sorry.

pablito · Post Post #58 (isolation #15) » Thu Dec 29, 2016 3:03 pm

In post 56, StrangerCoug wrote:
In post 49, StrangerCoug wrote:
Pledge D3f3nd3r my diamond
Any particular reason this doesn't show up in the OP?

Just being lazy. Now that I'm back at home, it should be easier for me to keep everything on deadline and up to date.

OGML has been shot. 7 players remain!

Bids due in 48 hrs @ 12/31/16 9pm.

(expired on 2016-12-31 21:00:00)

pablito · Post Post #68 (isolation #16) » Sat Dec 31, 2016 6:19 am

7 players remain! This post is hosted by *NSYNC.

Let's start with randomidget:

Spoiler:

Aronis:

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Skelda:

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McMenno:

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D3f3nd3r:

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xRECKONERx:

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Gamma Emerald:

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Final Results:

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pablito · Post Post #69 (isolation #17) » Sat Dec 31, 2016 6:22 am

Just a reminder as well, pledged cards remain in the bank until ALL players have lost ALL cards. Therefore, at some point some alive players will have no cards in their hand.

pablito · Post Post #74 (isolation #18) » Sat Dec 31, 2016 7:51 am

6 players remain!

Deadline in 48 hrs. (expired on 2017-01-02 14:00:00)

pablito · Post Post #76 (isolation #19) » Sat Dec 31, 2016 8:10 am

Also StrangerCoug's spade has been returned to him upon Aronis' death.

pablito · Post Post #90 (isolation #20) » Mon Jan 02, 2017 9:19 am

6 players remain. Today's post is sponsored by Mariah Carey

McMenno:

Spoiler:

D3f3nd3r:

Spoiler:

randomidget:

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xRECKONERx:

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Skelda:

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Gamma Emerald:

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Final Results:

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pablito · Post Post #94 (isolation #21) » Wed Jan 04, 2017 3:45 am

My bad.

Gamma gets first strike and will auto no card next round. Gamma has 24 hrs from this post to use the bullet or else second strike will be obtained.

(expired on 2017-01-05 09:45:00)

pablito · Post Post #98 (isolation #22) » Wed Jan 04, 2017 8:46 pm

Gamma's PM:

Shoot Reck

48 hrs for bids

pablito · Post Post #99 (isolation #23) » Wed Jan 04, 2017 8:49 pm

Malkon is returned the diamond and spade. Aronis is returned the club.

Deadline for bids for F5 (expired on 2017-01-07 02:50:00)

pablito · Post Post #100 (isolation #24) » Wed Jan 04, 2017 8:49 pm

And Gamma Emerald cannot submit a card due to the strike.

pablito · Post Post #102 (isolation #25) » Thu Jan 05, 2017 5:59 am

Yea I don't remember much about the update last night. Wasnt sober enough to get the formatting perfect on op. Will update tonight when I get home wrt the dead players' cards.

pablito · Post Post #110 (isolation #26) » Thu Jan 05, 2017 6:09 pm

OP is now fixed

pablito · Post Post #116 (isolation #27) » Fri Jan 06, 2017 6:01 pm

In post 111, Malkon05 wrote:
diamond and spade to d3f

can only pledge one card per round. diamond will transfer, spade still in Malkon's hand.

pablito · Post Post #117 (isolation #28) » Fri Jan 06, 2017 6:24 pm

5 players remain. Today's post is sponsored by Cyber Woman with Corn
Gamma Emerald:

Spoiler:

randomidget:

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D3f3nd3r:

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Skelda:

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McMeno:

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Final Results:

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pablito · Post Post #125 (isolation #29) » Sat Jan 07, 2017 4:13 am

In post 122, McMenno wrote:
In post 117, pablito wrote:5 players remain. Today's post is sponsored by Cyber Woman with Corn
Gamma Emerald:

Spoiler:

Nothing.

randomidget:

Spoiler:

Nothing.

D3f3nd3r:

Spoiler:

♢Diamonds♢!

Skelda:

Spoiler:

Nothing.

McMeno:

Spoiler:

Nothing.

Final Results:

Spoiler:
1 (♢ ♡ ♠ ♧) D3f3nd3r
2 (♢ ♥ ♤ ♣) Gamma Emerald*
1 (♢ ♡ ♤ ♣) McMenno
1 (♢ ♥ ♤ ♧) randomidget*
2 (♢ ♡ ♠ ♣) Skelda

♢Diamonds♢: D3f3nd3r
♡Hearts♡:
♤Spades♤:
♧Clubs♧:

Deadline for D3f3nd3r to shoot (expired on 2017-01-08 00:30:00)
the fuck

also my name is still not hard everyone seems to have a problem with my name it's McMenno, M-c-M-e-n-n-o, an m, a c, an m, an e, TWO n's, and ONE o got it?? everyone? thanks

I was drunk posting. I'm surprised I even managed to hit submit.

pablito · Post Post #126 (isolation #30) » Sat Jan 07, 2017 4:28 am

4 players remain! Bids due (expired on 2017-01-09 10:30:00)

pablito · Post Post #127 (isolation #31) » Sat Jan 07, 2017 4:28 am

SC and Aronis have cards returned

pablito · Post Post #138 (isolation #32) » Sat Jan 07, 2017 12:54 pm

4 players remain. Today's post is sponsored by Sierra Dawn Thomas

Gamma Emerald:

Spoiler:

McMenno:

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Skelda:

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D3f3nd3r:

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Final Results:

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pablito · Post Post #140 (isolation #33) » Sat Jan 07, 2017 2:07 pm

In post 139, StrangerCoug wrote:
Heart to D3f3nd3r

McMenno still holds your heart.

pablito · Post Post #142 (isolation #34) » Sat Jan 07, 2017 2:16 pm

SC is returned a diamond, and Malkon is returned a diamond and heart.

3 players remain!

Bids due (expired on 2017-01-09 20:15:00)

pablito · Post Post #151 (isolation #35) » Sat Jan 07, 2017 7:30 pm

In post 147, StrangerCoug wrote:
In post 140, pablito wrote:
In post 139, StrangerCoug wrote:
Heart to D3f3nd3r
McMenno still holds your heart.

I meant my spade

Well you get back your spade because D3f is dead.

pablito · Post Post #155 (isolation #36) » Sun Jan 08, 2017 4:35 pm

When all alive players are empty-handed (from the 4 original cards), the pledged cards are given out.

pablito · Post Post #157 (isolation #37) » Mon Jan 09, 2017 9:19 am

Only 3 players remain. Getting to the end of the game. This round counts for a lot. How will the endgame shape up?
Let

Gamma Emerald:

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McMenno:

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Skelda:

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pablito · Post Post #165 (isolation #38) » Mon Jan 09, 2017 1:15 pm

FF: Skelda plays spade next and shoots Gamma no matter what. Skelda wins!

In post 158, OhGodMyLife wrote:Skelda you rock

Congratulations Skelda on winning the third buy the bullet!

Sign ups start for the next game. If there's enough for 9 players the game goes through.

pablito · Post Post #175 (isolation #39) » Wed Jan 11, 2017 5:43 pm

Alright, 18 hrs to sign up. After 18 hrs we'll start.

pablito · Post Post #176 (isolation #40) » Thu Jan 12, 2017 12:29 pm

Hrm. Ok well I'll create pablibot rules for a robot player who will be 8th player who cannot pledge cards. All rules created before I look at all cards and pmed to an outside player. I will not hint to any rule I made. Otherwise... game on!

48 hrs:
(expired on 2017-01-14 18:30:00)

pablito · Post Post #178 (isolation #41) » Thu Jan 12, 2017 12:41 pm

That works!

8 players with gamma

pablito · Post Post #179 (isolation #42) » Fri Jan 13, 2017 11:41 am

8 players - who will be so bold to buy the bullet and execute their own mother?
Let

Gammagooey:

Spoiler:

McMenno:

Spoiler:

Mist7676:

Spoiler:

mv_gimmick:

Spoiler:

randomidget:

Spoiler:

Skelda:

Spoiler:

StrangerCoug:

Spoiler:

yawetag:

Spoiler:

Final Results:

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pablito · Post Post #183 (isolation #43) » Fri Jan 13, 2017 5:59 pm

Alright, McMenno dead. 7 remain!

48 hrs for bidding

(expired on 2017-01-16 00:00:00)

pablito · Post Post #188 (isolation #44) » Sat Jan 14, 2017 5:53 pm

...and all the results are in already. You guys are amazing.

yawetag:

Spoiler:

StrangerCoug:

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Skelda:

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randomidget:

Spoiler:

mv_gimmick:

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Mist7676:

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Gammagooey:

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Final Results:

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pablito · Post Post #190 (isolation #45) » Sun Jan 15, 2017 5:09 am

In post 189, McMenno wrote:
pledge heart to mist

Can only pledge once per round. This won't take effect until after someone is shot

pablito · Post Post #203 (isolation #46) » Sun Jan 15, 2017 6:53 pm

Skelda has been shot!

6 players remain.

bidding deadline in 48 hrs. (expired on 2017-01-18 00:50:00)

Pledges for this round - Skelda's diamond to Mist, McMenno's heart to Mist.

pablito · Post Post #207 (isolation #47) » Mon Jan 16, 2017 2:27 pm

6 players - who will buy the bullet and who will bite the bullet?
Let

StrangerCoug:

Spoiler:

mv_gimmick:

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yawetag:

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Mist7676:

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Gammagooey:

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randomidget:

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Final Results:

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pablito · Post Post #210 (isolation #48) » Mon Jan 16, 2017 4:59 pm

Rando dead. 5 remain! Bids in 48 hrs please.

(expired on 2017-01-18 23:00:00)

pablito · Post Post #212 (isolation #49) » Mon Jan 16, 2017 7:22 pm

In post 211, yawetag wrote:We're on round 4, correct? Topic still says round 3.

Agreed - that has been rectified. Sorry, was waiting to update when I got home. Changing the icons isn't as easy on the phone.

pablito · Post Post #219 (isolation #50) » Tue Jan 17, 2017 10:38 am

In post 218, Skelda wrote:
Pledge Heart to Mist

You don't have a heart to pledge. You, however, have a spade and club though.

pablito · Post Post #221 (isolation #51) » Tue Jan 17, 2017 4:37 pm

5 players remain. Who is cold hearted, and who just has no heart to give?

yawetag:

Spoiler:

Gammagooey:

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Mist7676:

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StrangerCoug:

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mv_gimmick:

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Final Results:

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pablito · Post Post #226 (isolation #52) » Tue Jan 17, 2017 7:46 pm

4 players remain - coincidentally the 4 who have already played diamonds and won the bullet.

Almost end game now - 48 hrs for the next bids

(expired on 2017-01-20 01:45:00)

pablito · Post Post #229 (isolation #53) » Thu Jan 19, 2017 8:12 am

4 players remain.
Let's reflect on the results:

mv_gimmick:

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StrangerCoug:

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Gammagooey:

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Mist7676:

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Final Results:

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pablito · Post Post #239 (isolation #54) » Thu Jan 19, 2017 3:36 pm

Ok 3 players remain. 48 hrs to submit a card.

(expired on 2017-01-21 21:30:00)

pablito · Post Post #245 (isolation #55) » Fri Jan 20, 2017 1:54 pm

On a round where no cards are bid, dead players vote for a player to lose his/her highest card.

pablito · Post Post #246 (isolation #56) » Fri Jan 20, 2017 5:16 pm

3 players remain.
It's time.

Mist7676:

Spoiler:

mv_gimmick:

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StrangerCoug:

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Final Results:

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pablito · Post Post #251 (isolation #57) » Sat Jan 21, 2017 3:57 pm

mv_gimmick dead!

StrangerCoug and Mist7676 now get all their pledged cards! 48 hrs to bid.

(♦ ♦ ♦ ♥ ♠ ♠ ♣ ♣) Mist7676
() StrangerCoug

pablito · Post Post #254 (isolation #58) » Sat Jan 21, 2017 8:28 pm

Alright results in.

Mist7676 bids the ♦ from McMenno!
StrangerCoug bids the ♢ he got from no one!

Mist7676 has earned the bullet! She shoots StrangerCoug and wins!

pablito · Post Post #257 (isolation #59) » Sun Jan 22, 2017 2:14 pm

Likely taking a rest for this game but not tough to bring back in the future when there will be more interest.